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Which Waves Travel Through Earth?

Which Waves Travel Through Earth?

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Science

4th Grade

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Hard

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Melody Simons

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Seismic Waves Move the Earth

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shaking of the ground, when the Earth's crust moves suddenly.

What are earthquakes?

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The waves when Earth's crust moves are called seismic waves

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The waves when Earth's crust moves are called seismic waves

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P waves are primary waves
Primary=first

the fastest waves

P Waves are like sound waves

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S waves are seismic waves
S=side to side

slower than p waves

S Waves are like waves on a string

Seismic Waves Move the Earth

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